SoCal Gas pipeline work prompts worries of Placerita Creek flooding
Above-ground signs warn of subterranean gas lines at the edge of Placerita Creek in Newhall. Austin Dave/The Signal

SoCal Gas pipeline work prompts worries of Placerita Creek flooding

Several Newhall residents living alongside Placerita Creek have expressed concern over the potential for increased flooding after recent pipeline work by Southern California Gas Co. that drew a notice from…

Hope Through Horses Open Barn rescheduled due to flooding
Straightening Reins executive director, Deborah Rocha, says equine therapy ranch is struggling with water damage due to the rain. Emily Alvarenga/The Signal

Hope Through Horses Open Barn rescheduled due to flooding

Straightening Reins, an equine therapy ranch, and Redemption Road K9, a canine cynology center, had planned to host their first Hopes Through Horses Open Barn this Saturday, but due to…

Santa Clarita Valley gets nearly 2 inches of rain in 24 hours
A car crosses the flooded intersection at Hasley Canyon Road and Del Valle Road in Castaic after heavy rains. Dan Watson/The Signal

Santa Clarita Valley gets nearly 2 inches of rain in 24 hours

As the latest storm swept into the Santa Clarita Valley with a fanfare of thunder and lightning, it dumped close to 2 inches of rain in a 24-hour period by…

Rain brings mudslides, debris flows, flooding and crashes to SCV
A big rig was involved in a crash on the north bound 5 freeway at Magic Mountain in Valencia on Thursday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal

Rain brings mudslides, debris flows, flooding and crashes to SCV

More rain turned into more traffic collisions, mudslides, debris flows and flooding for the Santa Clarita Valley Thursday morning. A big rig and a car collided in the northbound lanes…

Several spinouts reported during Monday morning commute
A PT Cruiser sends water more than 10 feet into the air driving down a flooded portion of 12th Street in Newhall. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Several spinouts reported during Monday morning commute

The post-Super Bowl commute Monday morning was a slippery one as law enforcement officers responded to more than a dozen spinouts in and around the Santa Clarita Valley. Rain-soaked and,…

SCV on guard as heavy storms drench highways, surface streets
Home owners examine the damage after a tree fell down in heavy rain, knocking down wires on Newhall Avenue and Dalbey Drive in Newhall on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV on guard as heavy storms drench highways, surface streets

First responders led a widespread effort to keep pedestrians and motorists safe as they underwent torrential rain, heavy winds and swerving cars on the road on Saturday. “The Newhall office…

Heavy rain spurs flash flood watch
A PT Cruiser sends water more than 10 feet into the air driving down a flooded portion of 12th Street in Newhall. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Heavy rain spurs flash flood watch

While Santa Clarita Valley residents enjoyed a brief break in the back-to-back storms moving in the area this week, agencies at each level of government issued alert notices Tuesday about…

Inclement weather prompts lane closures on freeway and Bouquet Canyon Road
A work truck sends water more than 10 feet into the air driving down a flooded prtion of 12th Street in Newhall Monday morning. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Inclement weather prompts lane closures on freeway and Bouquet Canyon Road

Treacherous driving through the Grapevine due to rain and snow have prompted the California Highway Patrol to shut down Interstate 5 at Parker Road. Operation Snowflake — the formal name…

Agua Dulce family shares gratitude for help in rebuilding home
Michelle Goertz reaches over to hug Todd Smith with the Department of Public Works at Goertz's house in Agua Dulce on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Smith was instrumental in repairing Goertz's house, which was damaged from flooding in late 2016 and early 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Agua Dulce family shares gratitude for help in rebuilding home

An Agua Dulce family saw their property torched by the Sand Fire in July 2016, and then that same property flooded by a wall of mud, which “destroyed everything” the…

Heavy rain brings flooding, slick roads, water rescue, overturned cars and spin outs
Fast-moving water overturned a Toyota RAV4 and carried it down stream after a driver tried to cross Road Runner Road in Canyon Country. Austin Dave/The Signal

Heavy rain brings flooding, slick roads, water rescue, overturned cars and spin outs

The water rescue of a man “trapped” on a small island created by flooding rains in the Santa Clara River wash ended safely Thursday morning, after the man waded through…

How to stay safe during major storms
The City of Santa Clarita ten-wheeler with a plow removes debris off of Placerita Canyon Road on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

How to stay safe during major storms

The season’s largest storm is causing local officials to remind residents of tips and tricks to stay safe at home and on the road in the Santa Clarita Valley Flooding…

What a storm like Harvey might look like in Santa Clarita
A shopper huddles under an umbrella as heavy rain surprises shoppers in the Walmart Super Center in Santa Clarita on Sat., Feb. 11, 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

What a storm like Harvey might look like in Santa Clarita

Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall Friday, more than 50 inches of rain has been dumped on parts of southeastern Texas. It would take half a decade for that much rainfall…

Flooding and mudslides shut down SCV roads
A young man checks out the torrent of water moving through Placerita Canyon on Meadview Avenue Friday afternoon. Photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.

Flooding and mudslides shut down SCV roads

Widespread flooding across the Santa Clarita Valley created fast-moving torrents of water in swollen creeks which, in some cases, shut down roadways, stranded residents and barred some from access to…

Placerita residents want city to fix flood-damaged creek
Meadview Avenue near Placeritos Road, where heavy rains have made it difficult for residents recently. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Placerita residents want city to fix flood-damaged creek

When two cars were swept away by torrential rainwater rushing through Placerita Creek three weeks ago residents in the pastoral neighborhood around Master’s College were inconvenienced, but glad no one…

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